Basic Details |
| Region | Pacific Region |
| Capital City | Funafuti |
| Government Type | parliamentary representative democratic monarchy |
| Official Languages | English, Tuvaluan |
| Currency | Australian dollar, AUD |
| Phone Code | +688 |
| Important Cities | Alapi, Angafoulua, Asau, Fakai Fou, Fangaua, Fenua Tapu, Fongafale, Funafuti - Capital, Kulia, Lolua, Niulakita, Savave, Senala, Tanrake, Tokelau, Tonga, Tumaseu, Vaiaku |
| National Day | Independence Day (Oct-01) |
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Economy |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 0 |
| Primary Industries | Fishing resources,Remittances from Tuvaluan seafarers. |
| Major Exports | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs , Ships, boats and floating structures, Natural or cultured pearls, precious , Electrical machinery and equipment, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, Articles of iron or steel, Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps |
| Major Exports to India | Pharmaceutical products, Fish and crustaceans, molluscs, Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melons, Coffee, tea, maté and spices, Cereals, Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten, Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps, |
| Major Imports | Ships, boats and floating structures, Commodities not elsewhere specified, Mineral fuels, mineral oils , Articles of iron or steel, Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions, Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal, Electrical machinery and equipment |
| Major Imports from India | Meat and edible meat offal, Fish and crustaceans, molluscs , Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melons, Coffee, tea, maté and spices, Cereals, Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten, Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial , Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps, |
Foreign Relations |
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| Trade Agreements with India | Bilateral trade between India and Tuvalu totaled US$700,000 in 201516, declining from $1.45 million the previous fiscal. India exported $600,000 worth of goods to Palau and imported $100,000 in 201516. Exports of ships, boats and floating structures from Tuvalu to India had boosted Indian imports from Palau to $1.42 million. The main commodities exported by India to Tuvalu are tobacco, sugar and confectionery. |
| Bordering Nations | Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Fiji |
| Member of | (Commonwealth of Nations), ( United Nations) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Tuvalu | High Commission of India in Fiji
H.E. P.S. Karthigeyan
Honourable High Commissioner
Butt Street,Suva, Republic of Fiji
(679) 3301125, +679 9921474
https://www.indiainfiji.gov.in/
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| Embassy Details of Tuvalu in India | Honorary Consulate General of Tuvalu in New Delhi
H.E. Dr. Deepak Jain
Honorary Consul General
BN-8, East, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi-110088
tuvaluconsulateindia@gmail.com
+91-11-47001942 (O)
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